raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • raleighguy17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NYG)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Players Gained
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Trevon Diggs
CB
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Christian Wilkins
DT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
The Panthers robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Smael Mondon Jr., the 162nd overall pick, roughly 63 picks past where he belonged.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Noel reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Panthers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to Abdul Carter, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Good price on Abdul Carter in pick No. 12, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick 57 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omarr Norman-Lott. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 109th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylin Noel in Round 4, Pick 11, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at No. 148 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick162 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 162 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Seth McLaughlin in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.